The table below describes the device vendors and types supported in the system and their discovery methods (via SNMP, CLI and API). For more details about support levels, refer to Tier Support Levels.
Device Type and Vendor |
Support Level |
Discovered via |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tier 1 |
Tier 2 |
Tier 3 |
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Call Manager |
Call Manager |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
Controller |
Aruba WLC |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
Big Switch Controller |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI/API |
|
Cisco Meraki Cloud |
√ |
|
|
API/SNMP |
|
Cisco WLC |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Extreme WLC |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Motorola Wireless Controller |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Ruckus ZoneDirector |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
End System |
AVI Controller |
√ |
|
|
API |
Cache Engine |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
End System |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
IP Camera |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
Liebert UPS |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
Mac Server |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
NSX Manager |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
Printer |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
Redhat Linux Server |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
Ubuntu Server |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
IP Phone |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Call Manager |
|
VeloCloud Orchestrator |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
Versa Analytics |
√ |
√ |
|
CLI |
|
Versa Director |
√ |
√ |
|
CLI |
|
Viptela vBond |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
Viptela vManage |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
Viptela vSmart |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
NSX Controller |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
VM Host |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
Windows Server |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
Router |
Alcatel Lucent Service Router |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
Arris Router |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Aryaka Router |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP |
|
ATT VPN Gateway |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP |
|
Audiocodes Appliance |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Audiocodes MediaPack Gateway |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Avaya Router |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Bluecoat Proxy |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Brocade Vyatta Router |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Casa |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco IOS XR |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco Router |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco VDS |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco Voice Gateway |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cradlepoint Router |
√ |
√ |
√ |
CLI |
|
Digi Cellular Router |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Fujitsu Si-R Router |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
HP Router |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
HuaWei OLT |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Infoblox |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Ipanema IP E Device |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Juniper Router |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
NSX Distributed Logical Router |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
Oracle Acme |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Redback Router |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
SilverPeak Router |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Symantec Proxy Server |
√ |
|
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Tellabs Router |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Ubiquiti EdgeRouter |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
VeloCloud Edge |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
VeloCloud Gateway |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Versa Controller |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
Versa FlexVNF |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
Viptela vEdge |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Westermo Router |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Switch |
3Com Switch |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
Adtran |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Adva Optical Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP |
|
AeroHive Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
AlaxalA |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Alcatel OmniStack Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Alcatel OmniSwitch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Allied Telesis |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Antaira Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
APC |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
APC UPS |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
Arista Switch |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Aruba Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Avaya Switch |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Avaya VSP |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Big Switch Spine Switch |
|
√ |
|
API |
|
Big Switch Leaf Switch |
|
√ |
|
API |
|
Brocade Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Brocade Fibre Channel |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP |
|
Calix B-Series |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Calix E-Series |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Ciena Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco ACI APIC |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
Cisco ACI Leaf Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
Cisco ACI Spine Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
Cisco CDN |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco CSS |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco Catalyst Switch |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco ENCS Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco IOS Switch |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco MDS |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco Meraki Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
API/SNMP |
|
Cisco Nexus Switch |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco TelePresence |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco UCS Fabric |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco UDP Packet Replicator |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
Cumulus OS |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Dell EMC Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Dell Force10 Switch |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Dell Networking Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Dlink Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Enterasys Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Extreme Industrial Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Extreme Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Extreme VSP |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
FibeAir IP-20 Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Fortinet Controller Managed Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Fujitsu IPCOM Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Fujitsu Switch |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
GigaVUE-OS |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Hirschmann Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
HP Menu-Driven Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP |
|
HP ProCurve Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
HP Virtual Connect |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
HuaWei Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
IBM DataPower |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
IBM MQ Appliance |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
IBM Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Infinera Metro Series Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Juniper EX Switch |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Juniper QFabric System |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Parent Device |
|
Lantronix Console Manager |
√ |
|
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Lantronix RAS |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Mellanox Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
MikroTik |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Moxa Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
MRV |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Netgear Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Nokia OLT |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Nokia Service Access Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Nexans GigaSwitch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Nortel Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
NSX Logical Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
Opengear Infrastructure Manager |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Opengear Linux OS |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Planet IGS Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Planet WGSW |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
RackSwitch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Raisecom Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Ribbon Voice Gateway |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
RuggedCom ROX Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
RuggedCom RS(G) Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
SMC Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Server Tech PDU |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
Siemens ROS Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Sonus SBC Voice Device |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
T-Marc 300 Series |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Tellabs Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Telco Metro Series |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Trendnet Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Uplogix LMX |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Vertiv Avocent Console Server |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
vSphere Distributed Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
vSphere Standard Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
XetaWave Ethernet Radio |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Zhone Switch |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Firewall |
Barracuda Firewall |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
Barracuda WAF |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP |
|
Checkpoint Firewall |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Checkpoint Firewall R80 |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI/API |
|
Cisco ASA Firewall |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI/API |
|
Cisco ASA NGFW with FTD |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI/API |
|
Cisco Firepower NGFW |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI/API |
|
Cisco Firepower NGFW Chassis |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco Firepower NGFW with FTD |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI/API |
|
Cisco Meraki Firewall |
√ |
√ |
|
API/SNMP |
|
Cisco Meraki MX |
|
√ |
|
API |
|
Cisco PIX Firewall |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco Web Security Application |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
Content Analyzer |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Crossbeam Firewall |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Dell Sonicwall |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
FireEye Firewall |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Forescout Appliance |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
Fortinet FortiGate Firewall |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
HP Intrusion Prevention System |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Huawei Firewall |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Imperva WAF |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Juniper SRX Firewall |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
NetScreen Firewall |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
NSX Edge Security Gateway |
√ |
√ |
|
API |
|
Palo Alto Firewall |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Palo Alto Panorama API |
√ |
√ |
|
API/CLI |
|
pfSense Appliance |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Secure64 |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
Sidewinder Firewall |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP |
|
Sophos UTM |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Stonesoft NGFW |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Watchguard Firewall |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Load Balancer |
A10 Load Balancer |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
AVI Service Engine |
√ |
|
|
API |
|
Cisco ACE |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco CSS |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
F5 Load Balancer |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Kemp Load Balancer |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
Netscaler Load Balancer |
√ |
√ |
√ |
SNMP/CLI/API |
|
Peplink Load Balancer |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP |
|
Pulse Secure Virtual Traffic Manager |
√ |
|
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Radware Alteon |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
WAP |
Aerohive Wireless |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
Aruba IAP |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Aruba LWAP |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Aruba WLC |
|
(Cisco) LWAP |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Cisco WLC |
|
Cisco WAP |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco Meraki AP |
√ |
√ |
|
API/SNMP |
|
Cisco Meraki Z3 |
|
√ |
|
API |
|
Cradlepoint Access Point |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
Fortinet Controller Managed AP |
√ |
|
|
SNMP |
|
Proxim Tsunami WAP |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Radwin Radio Devices |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Ruckus Smartzone AP |
|
√ |
|
API/CLI |
|
Ruckus ZoneFlex |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Siklu Microwave Radio |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Ubiquiti airMAX |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Ubiquiti UniFi Access Point |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Xirrus Wireless Array |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
WAN Optimizer |
Bluecoat |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
Cisco ISE |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cisco WAAS |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Cloudgenix ION SD-WAN |
√ |
√ |
|
API/CLI |
|
Exinda WAN Optimizer |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Fatpipe SD-WAN |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Netscaler SD-WAN |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Riverbed WAN Optimizer |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
SilverPeak WAN Optimizer |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP/CLI |
|
Talari Appliances |
√ |
√ |
|
SNMP |
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The detailed operations supported at each level are described as follows:
Level |
Description |
Tier-1 Support |
▪Monitoring — send SNMP (retrieve data via SNMP) or API request to devices for monitoring. |
Tier-2 Support |
▪Retrieve live data and live data analysis — automatically and remotely connect to devices by using Telnet/SSH or through controllers, and retrieve live data via show commands or APIs, including configuration file, route table, NDP/MAC/ARP table, and device/interface information. Note: Retrieving data via SNMP belongs to Tier-1 support, not Tier-2. ▪L3/L2 topology oL3 topology — build Layer 3 topology from IPv4 addresses in the device configuration files. oL2 topology — build Layer 2 topology from NDP tables (such as CDP, LLDP, and FDP), ARP tables and MAC tables. NDP tables are used to calculate the connections between switches, and NDP/MAC/ARP tables are used to calculate the connections between switches and other types of network devices. ▪Traffic path discovery oBasic L3 traffic path — discover and map L3 traffic paths based on route tables. oBasic L2 traffic path — discover and map L2 traffic paths based on L2 topology. |
Tier-3 Support |
▪Design reader — parse configuration files and display them in the tip window and the Design Reader pane. ▪Special vendor features, such as ACL, PBR, Port-Channel, IPsec VPN, MPLS VPN, Failover, IP SLA, Netflow, and virtualization. Note: A device type in a specific support level is not supposed to support all the operations at that level, and it may only support one or some of the operations. For example, Juniper Router belongs to the Tier-3 level, but it does not support Netflow or IP SLA. For any questions or doubts about multi-vendor support, contact NetBrain Support Team for help. |